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"We didn't spend the money or take the time to develop alternative plans." -- Berkshire Hills School Committee Chair Stephen Bannon

After its second defeat in less than a year by Great Barrington voters, the outcome of the vote to renovate Monument Mountain Regional High School appeared to surprise Berkshire Hills School Committee Chair Stephen Bannon.

As quoted in The Berkshire Edge: “We don’t have an official plan B,” Bannon said wearily, while waiting in Town Clerk Marie Ryan’s office for the tribulation of Great Barrington results. “We didn’t spend the money or take the time to develop alternative plans.”

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THEN & NOW: The north side of Main Street in Stockbridge

Historical records suggest that around 1917 there was a swapping of building lots between the drug store and the two white homes shown to its right.

BITS & BYTES: ‘The Abyss’ at Norman Rockwell Museum; Nicole Zuraitis at American Mural Project; Black Belt Eagle Scout and Mato Wayuhi at MASS...

From the 19th century to the present, illustrators have returned repeatedly to the sea as a site of beauty, mystery, danger, humor, and political meaning.

BITS & BYTES: Cynthia Erivo at Tanglewood; Jumpfest 2026; ‘The Librarians’ at The Crandell; ‘Fanology’ at Ventfort Hall; Southern Berkshire Chamber Women Leadership Awards

Cynthia Erivo stars as Elphaba in Universal’s record-breaking film adaptation of the hit musical “Wicked" from director Jon M. Chu.

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